Rams fire Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher, whose job security became baffling as he led the Rams through years of mediocrity, was fired today as the team’s head coach. The team announced the move this afternoon.

Fisher was fired after perhaps the single ugliest loss of his coaching tenure, a brutal blowout at the hands of the Falcons on Sunday that ensured he would have his fifth consecutive losing record at the helm of the team.

Now the question is who Rams owner Stan Kroenke will find to lead his team in Los Angeles going forward. Kroenke is more focused on building a stadium than on building a football team, but if he can’t find someone who can help his team win, he’s not going to fill his stadium.

Wow! I did not expect this but good for Kronke. I really thought he was going to keep him into next season, that embarassing loss was the last straw, I suppose. Maybe Fisher was right that Goff isnt ready but that defense (his and Williams’ “forte”) is hot and cold this season. Time for a fresh start, I think an offensive minded coach that could help Goff and Gurley would be good, a new DC who doesnt target players would help the talented D as well. I wonder who the interim is?

Titans fan here I remember when Jeff fisher got fire a couple of years ago I was jumping for joy then and I expect rams fans to do the same Jeff fisher has no business coaching football hopefully this would be the last we hear about Jeff fisher

That will make for an interesting short week leading up to their Thursday night tilt against the Seahawks, won’t it? Not that Fisher didn’t need to go but why not give him that game yet and then let your interim take over with the benefit of a few extra days of prep?

I’m popping a celebratory beer as I type this. Now can we also add our genius former TE’s coach turned OC Rob Boras who was calling for 3 yard bubble screens and jet sweeps yesterday when they were down by 5 td’s to the list?

This is long over due. I’m sure some dopey owner is already salivating to hire Fisher as his head coach (think Woody Johnson) but for the life of me I don’t know why.
Fisher has done nothing in his career for the vast majority of it.
I’m pretty sure Eric Dickerson is happy today, too.

I was going to make a Charlie Strong joke, but yours is better. People landing on their feet after doing nothing. My fear is that the Jeff Fisher of the AFC(Marvin Lewis) ends up there after the Bengals finally cut the cord.

As an Arsenal fan, I strongly advise Stan to go cheap with his next hire and put the saved money towards the world class striker that the Gunners need. Of course, with Santi injured, we could also use an attacking midfielder. Either (or both) will do.

“Fisher was fired after perhaps the single ugliest loss of his coaching tenure, a brutal blowout at the hands of the Falcons on Sunday that ensured he would have his fifth consecutive losing record at the helm of the team.”

As a Titans fan, I can assure you that the ugliest loss of Fisher’s long career was the 59-0 drubbing of the Titans by New England in 2009.

Guess what? Now the FAA is not approving crains to build the Englewood stadium. The building approval process in LA is convoluted, complex and costly. 2019? Don’t count on it. You’ll be playing in “the hood” longer than that. Kroenke should be dramatically increasing his SECURITY HIRING before he looks for a new coach and drafting new players for next year. What a mess! P.S. Spanos/Chargers DON”T GO THERE!

harrisonhits2 says:
Dec 12, 2016 2:49 PM
Gee its not like they might have fired him a couple weeks ago instead of, you know, giving him a new contract they now have to buy out.

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The contract extension was signed months ago, before the season even started. I thought everyone knew this.

In my opinion, the fact that the signing was leaked now, obviously by Fisher, is one of the reasons Kroenke pulled the trigger. Obviously, Shady Jeff thought that leaking it now and making it appear the extension had just been signed would make it too embarrassing for the team to fire him, and that was the straw that broke the Ram’s back, so to speak.

He’ll be on the retread round-about with all the other used to be coaches who suck and are vanilla and stale. Sadly, he’ll end up a DC and some promising younger guy will be placed on the back burner as they weed thru the refuse of Pagano, the Ryans, Turner, Kelly (who will not survive SF)..and others, too many others who will leech onto teams by fumes of their past careers only.

He’s a good man, but after 20 years I think he was burnt out. He’ll be a great DC in a year or two if he still wants to coach. He should take some time off!!! I ALSO agree with those that point out he never had a QB. Don’t see how his next gig could possibly be HC. I mean picture the job interview ; “How many losses again…??”

Colts fans better be careful what they wish for. Pagano is a good coach. Jimmy Irsay is just as bad of an owner as daddy Bobby. Bills will wait until the end of the year. Rex is still riding on Ray Lewis and Ed Reed’s coattails. How do you give up 300 yards of offense to a RB? Any RB and at home?